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Vivienne Tam Partners with WeChat for YOUR Chance to Walk the Runway at NYFW

Jul 14, 2014

ATTENTION all fashionista’s! Vivienne Tam is partnering with the messaging app,WeChat to find fashion’s next rising star! One lucky “It” girl will be flown to NYC in September to walk the runway at Vivienne Tam’s Spring Fashion Show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week!

This is the first open model contest Vivienne Tam has ever hosted, and she has partnered with WeChat to find a confident, passionate and creative woman to showcase a look from her upcoming collection, and to give an aspiring young model, the opportunity to participate in New York fashion week.

“WeChat with its all-inclusive platform, allows me to connect globally with my fans to discover new faces and talent who will have an unique opportunity to become fashion’s next supermodel,” said Vivienne Tam. “I am excited to find talent who embodies the true international spirit to star in one of the biggest fashion events of the year.”

Open to contestants across the globe, aspiring fashionistas simply submit their information using the WeChat app or contest site http://www.wechatapp.io/vivienne-tam-model-contest and Vivienne Tam will select her top choices from all the entries. She will then turn the contest over to her WeChat community who will vote to select the final runway winner. (The runner-up will also receive one free pass to attend the exclusive NYC Fashion Week show.)

The contest is open internationally to females who are 18+ years old. Applications will be accepted until July 25, at 11:59 PM ET. By following the “VTAMFASHION” account, WeChat users can also share in the winner’s journey and Fashion Week excitement. For official rules, visit: www.wechatapp.io/vivienne-tam-model-contest/officialrules.html

ABOUT VIVIENNE TAM Vivienne Tam is an international designer known for her culture-bridging, East-meets-West approach to design as well as pioneering global collaborations marrying fashion with technology. Vivienne Tam effortlessly blends her cultural roots with a modern design vocabulary recognized for its artistry. She is the author of the award winning book China Chic and pieces from her collections are housed in the permanent archives of the world’s most prestigious museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Her collections can be found in 30 freestanding retail stores and over 100 specialty and department stores worldwide. For more information, please see www.viviennetam.com. Follow Vivienne Tam on Twitter: @VIVIENNETAM and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viviennetamnyc.

ABOUT WECHATWeChat innovates new ways for people to connect, communicate and share. A mobile social communication app designed for smartphone users, WeChat is the world’s fastest growing social app with hundreds of millions of registered users internationally. WeChat empowers users in fun dynamic ways by bringing together messaging, social communication and gaming in one seamless, interactive experience, with comprehensive privacy and security settings that can be tailored as needed. WeChat is available free for download on Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian and Windows operating system. For more information visit: wechat.com. Follow WeChat on Twitter: @WeChatApp and Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/wechatapp. “We look forward to continue pushing the limits of fashion and technology by providing new ways for users to participate in an event as exclusive as Fashion Week,” said Jameson Hsu, GM of WeChat USA. The top contestants will be notified the week of July 28 and the winner announced the week of Vivienne Tam’s fashion show. For more information, please visit www.wechatapp.io/vivienne-tam-model-contest and be sure to follow @VivienneTam and @WeChatApp #NextIntlSupermodel for the latest updates. You must be 18+ for your chance

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